Magic has returned to the modern world, and Clara Dumaine wants nothing to do with it.

Unemployed, broke, and attending her ex's funeral in Scotland wasn't how she planned to spend Christmas. Meeting Scott MacIntyre, handsome, mysterious, and clearly keeping secrets, wasn't part of the plan either.

But when masked attackers target her, Scott offers protection and an impossible explanation: her ex stole something magic and dangerous, and now killers think she knows where it is. The problem? She has no idea what they're talking about. Pulled into Edinburgh's supernatural underworld, Clara finds herself hunting for the stolen artifact, running from people who want her dead, and navigating a hidden society of creatures that shouldn't exist.

Soon, the body count rises and Scott's carefully controlled facade begins to crack. Clara realizes she's caught between wanting answers and wanting him. But in a world where magic is real and demands a price, the truth might be far more dangerous than she thought.